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Very Pleasant Christmas Eve Surprise

I went to work this morning to work on a car for a few hours while the wife was at her work. My boss arrived to empty his P/U into the dumpster. Well he came into the shop and gave me a Christmas card, I didn't open it up right then. We BS'd for a bit and he left. When my wife was finished at her job she came over and I then opened the card up. Well, besides the card, there was a note that said

"Here's a little extra for the holidays , also what you owed for paint and materials  for your car are PAID IN FULL and your new SATA Jet 4000B  that you ordered thru the shop. Thanks for everything you do"

the extra ($250 cash) paint/materials ($650 @our cost) spray gun ($525) grand total $1425  We were at a complete loss for words. It was very humbling.


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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“Heavy Metal Mistress”
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Reply #1
That's cool

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Reply #2
Sounds like your boss really does appreciate everything you do for him and more importantly, knows how to show it. Merry Christmas!

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Reply #3
Right on. I got a little bonus too, but mine was 100 bucks. I bought a couple boxes of .40 hollow points, and got the kids some more stocking stuffers :)
'84 Mustang
'98 Explorer 5.0
'03 Focus, dropped a valve seat. yay. freakin' split port engines...
'06 Explorer EB 4.6

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Reply #4
That's awesome. All I got was a pay raise and a $40 gift card and Christmas dinner. and the day off. LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #5
This is turning into the Christmas booty thread. Lol. Look what my Girlfriend gave me.

Personalized coffee mug :)

turbo charged 94 Cobra engine/440cc injectors/megasquirt /5 speed swapped (T5)/maxbox upper intake/70mm PP throttle body/AJE coilovers/2003 Mustang control arms/S.T. sway bars/ES rear control arm bushings/11" brake conversion/manual rack conversion/8.8 TC rear with rear discs and a welded diff/3.73 gears/PLX wideband/199mph speedometer/Aeromotive FPR/CNC hydraulic hand brake/cobra R wheels/....ect.

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Reply #6
Win!
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

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Reply #7
Quote from: bryan163;405334
This is turning into the Christmas booty thread. Lol. Look what my Girlfriend gave me.

Personalized coffee mug :)

That's a really cool mug. :D


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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“Heavy Metal Mistress”
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Reply #8
i always do that kinda stuff ended with "thanks for all that you do".  Thats the important part, to make sure that someone who works hard or takes the time to do a good job knows they are appreciated, even if it does require them to tell me to buzz off once in a while so they "can do" a quality job.

thats really nice of him!

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Reply #9
1badbird, is the Sata Jet worth getting for someone who paints only maybe once a year? I would love to see what its like to paint with a quality gun. My bird and my girls Maxima were both painted with a husky gun from home depot. It seemed to me that the spray pattern was to small and the volume was inconsistent, but its also the only thing I've used so I don't really have anything to compare it to.

turbo charged 94 Cobra engine/440cc injectors/megasquirt /5 speed swapped (T5)/maxbox upper intake/70mm PP throttle body/AJE coilovers/2003 Mustang control arms/S.T. sway bars/ES rear control arm bushings/11" brake conversion/manual rack conversion/8.8 TC rear with rear discs and a welded diff/3.73 gears/PLX wideband/199mph speedometer/Aeromotive FPR/CNC hydraulic hand brake/cobra R wheels/....ect.

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Reply #10
Bryan163, at a regular price of close to $700 (mine was on sale @ $525), No, I wouldn't get one for a once a year use. Devillbiss has a line they call "FinishLine" the "FLG-4" is their new model and I'm told it's a very good gun. Granted not as nice as an Iwata or SATA but does have a nice large, "soft" spray pattern for around $200. I'd recommend this one for occasional use. Get a 1.3 tip on whatever you get. Ya, a lot of cheaper guns have a small spray pattern. As the name says, "HVLP" they do require up to 15CFM of air. I'd have to look on my gun's spec sheet but I believe it uses 14 CFM. So if your using a smaller compressor, you won't get a consistant flow or spray pattern.


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

“Heavy Metal Mistress”
[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Very Pleasant Christmas Eve Surprise

Reply #11
You've got a cool boss, I wish more people were like that. My boss celebrated the holidays by laying off 6 guys at work(that's half the team!), including my best friend :(
2002 Honda Civic EX

1984 Ford Thunderbird Elan
5.0 CFI, T5, Dual Exhaust

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Reply #12
Cool, I actually have a devillbiss gun on my watch list on eBay. I was afraid to buy it because I wasn't sure if it was any good. Thanks.

turbo charged 94 Cobra engine/440cc injectors/megasquirt /5 speed swapped (T5)/maxbox upper intake/70mm PP throttle body/AJE coilovers/2003 Mustang control arms/S.T. sway bars/ES rear control arm bushings/11" brake conversion/manual rack conversion/8.8 TC rear with rear discs and a welded diff/3.73 gears/PLX wideband/199mph speedometer/Aeromotive FPR/CNC hydraulic hand brake/cobra R wheels/....ect.

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Reply #13
Merry Christmas. Sounds like a cool boss to work for. One more thing to be thankful for!

And since this is also a 'show your mug' thread, I got this today from the kids :D

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Reply #14
Quote from: dragon574444;405370
You've got a cool boss, I wish more people were like that. My boss celebrated the holidays by laying off 6 guys at work(that's half the team!), including my best friend :(

 
I am sorry to hear about your friend being laid off right at Christmas time...that is not cool at all.

The problem these days seems to be that employers are not sure of what kind of taxes and benefits on full time employees they are going to be faced with in this coming year, because of some of the new laws that go into effect.
Ron
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